After a long evening last night with great friends and rather a large quantity of red wine, the morning was always destined to be quiet. We spent the morning having coffee (well, in my case tea, and keep it coming!) with the parents of Simeon, Joe’s friend. They are planning a trip to London and wanted some advice.

With the predicted rain never appearing, after lunch Molly, Joe and Richard went outside to play football. The weather got warmer and clearer with every passing minute.  I finally took a photo of the daffodils which have been showing us a hint of spring for the last couple of weeks. Also the snowdrops are out, along with some lizards and the midges are dancing. A little reminder of warmer times to come.